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In 2010 I had been looking to upgrade from my Nikon D70 DSLR and when the D7000 was announced in September I knew I had found my new camera. I received the D7000 Kit in October. I immediately began using it for not only general photography, but for astrophotography. It does some amazing astrophotos when attached to a telescope. I have a full review at http://www.weasner.c...d7000_dslr.html which discusses the good things (and a couple of bad things) about the D7000.

I have been a Pentax user for quite some time now, and the new K5 looked interesting. However, it may be time to switch. The D7000 is a similar featured camera for less money, and here in Ontario, a K5 is something you can't even look at in a store. It's rarer than an iPad 2.
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Finally, MacWorld's take on this great camera. Didn't this camera come out last year? I've had this camera since January after upgrading from the D90. I was very happy with the D90, but the D7000 is so much better. It focuses faster and more accurately, it responds more quickly, the exposures are bang on, and the image quality is also way better. Also, its greater light sensitivity allows you to use higher ISO's without as much digital noise as the D90. If you are looking for a new camera, get this D7000, don't buy the D300s, or D90. I don't even see a compelling reason to purchase the full frame D700 anymore unless you persistently shoot in dim situations.

I, too, upgraded from my still-useful D70 to the D7000. Fantastic camera. Worked with all the lenses I owned for the D70.

This is a fine, fine camera. Shooting at all levels of ISO is fantastic. Check out the Nikon D7000 photos on Flickr for great examples.

Note: "up to 6 frames per second continuous shooting" isn't going to last long if you shoot raw (and if you aren't, you probably should be) due to the small data buffer in the D7000. This is not an ideal camera for sports shooting.

Still, it's a surprisingly good crop sensor Nikon dSLR for the money (N.B. made in Thailand), esp. if you are looking for the somewhat smaller form factor of the D90, etc. Native ISO 100 is as welcome as the lower noise/high ISO capabilities (also compared against the D90, etc.) The recently released DX 35mm f/1.8 AF-S lens is a great fit for natural light indoor shooting, and there is also a brand new (reasonably priced) FX 50mm f/1.8 AF-S lens that will work great with this camera.

FWIW, I'm actually transitioning to the D7000 from a Canon 50D, though I'm opting for the superior optics of the DX 16-85mm VR over the (cheaper) DX 18-105mm VR kit lens. Those who consider "tack sharp" to be critical to the way they shoot would do well to demo both lenses before deciding.

As far as the MW review taking a long time to come out, if you'll check the usual sources you'll find the D7000 is *still* sold out everywhere. Even copies for reviews are hard to come by...